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Opera North’s gleeful Magic Flute revived

Emyr Wyn Jones (Papageno) © Tristram Kenton
Conducted by Christoph Konz and directed by James Brining, Opera North’s revival of The Magic Flute remains an inventive reinterpretation of Mozart’s classic opera. 
****1
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Simply magnificent: A Little Night Music at Leeds Playhouse

As the UK continues to emerge from lockdown, Leeds Playhouse and Opera North stage Sondheim. 
*****
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A fetching, inventive Magic Flute – with a dark side

Sinister aspects are stressed in Mozart's The Magic Flute at Leeds Grand Theatre directed by James Brining and conducted by Robert Howarth.
****1
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Razor sharp: a bloody Sweeney Todd at WNO

Sondheim's Sweeney Todd seen and heard as it is: one of the greatest late-20th-century operas. 
****1
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